Has anyone installed the new heat shield for the center tunnel yet?

My 8 is one of the early ones and gets really warm after only 20 minutes of driving. As an example I store keys where the cup holders are and when I get home the key is almost too hot to handle.

I read that there is an advisory (not a recall) notice on this but Mazda HQ has not answered me back yet.

 

Check out this link for all recalls and TSBs:

http://www.finishlineperformance.com/rx8/docs/

But I don't see the TSB you're talking about. You might want to run a search of the forums.

 

i need it to

 

Sorry to dredge an old post.. but wasnt there a TSB on this? I cant seem to find it on Rosenthal no more.

 

Never mind...

Warm Weather Brings Back Warm Cabin Temps
https://www.rx8club.com/showthread.p...eat+tunnel+TSB

Not a TSB, but an MRI, whatever that is.

 

It is just a pad that wraps around the cupholders. I had it done a few months back and it does help to keep temps cooler than before.

 

Does it just keep the cup holder area cool? I was hoping it helped keep that whole trans tunnel area cool (or at least a good part of it). You know, where it sort of cooks after a certain amount of driving.

 

The MRI's are kind of TSB's with less publicity.

If the problem they address becomes a real widespread issue it becomes a TSB.

The pad you refer to is really nothing but a piece of insulation about 6"x 8"

It wraps around the cupholder section with peel and stick tape.

Edit..sorry to barge into your regional forum I was looking at new posts and stumbled in..I'm out.

 

Ahh, thanks snap.. Sounds like the insulator helps only the cupholder then.

I guess the tunnel heat is something we live with then.